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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn. 2015 May 11;41(5):1497–1515. doi: 10.1037/xlm0000119

Table 2.

Examples of critical stimuli used in the experiment.

Word Type Plausibility Example Sentence
NV Homographs Noun-Dominant
Plausible Brad hated to trip over the cord in front of all his classmates.
Brian hated the trip over the river because he hated getting wet.
Implausible Brad hated the trip over the cord in front of all his classmates.
Brian hated to trip over the river because he hated getting wet.
Verb-Dominant
Plausible Carrie hoped to pass on her wisdom to her grandchildren.
Laura hoped the pass on her desk would still be there when she returned home.
Implausible Carrie hoped the pass on her wisdom to her grandchildren.
Laura hoped to pass on her desk would still be there when she returned home.
Balanced Homograph
Plausible Ryan tried to duck in the alley to avoid the paparazzi.
Ben tried the duck in the dish prepared by a famous chef.
Implausible Ryan tried the duck in the alley to avoid the paparazzi.
Ben tried to duck in the dish prepared by a famous chef.

Unambiguous Words Plausible Joseph started to appear in the show since last season.
Karen expected the member of the band to bring his own instrument.
Implausible Joseph started to appear in the mistakes since last season.
Karen expected the member of the mother to bring his own instrument.